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amazing: the chinese build a 30-storey building in 15 days!

Amazing time-lapse video of construction of a 30-storey building in 15 days by the Broad Group of China. They used a pre-fabricated steel structure, into which they slotted prefab floor slabs that were factory finished with tiles above, and false ceilings and lighting below, and bolted in place and 'plugged in' at site. The 15 days' work at site does not include all the prefab work done at the factory, which would easily run into months.

A new Oxford Street shop for Debenhams gets a moving facade made of metal panels that shimmer in the wind. The facade consists of loosely hinged aluminum shingles measuring about 5" square. Each of these can swing independently in the wind...

collapse of supermarket kills 50 people

A collapse of a supermarket in Riga, Latvia kills 50 people. Rescue workers are searching for more victims in the rubble.